Dozens of teachers are taking a summer field trip to horticultural destinations around Indianapolis to broaden their understanding of careers in the...
Teachers Get Resources to Talk ‘Green’ Jobs in the Classroom
Seed Your Future is launching a program to train high school science teachers nationwide about the horticulture and floriculture industries and give...
Salary Survey Shows Career Opportunities in Horticulture
Most Americans aren’t sure what horticulture is. And those who do know what it is think horticulture is something people do as a hobby, not a...
Build a Pipeline of Workers in Your Community
The beginning of the school year is a great time to make connections with teachers and students to bring awareness to career opportunities in your...
Florists Showcase Industry Job Opportunities
When he was studying to be an accountant in college, Monty Pereira never imagined he’d find himself in the floral industry. Today, he is the proud...
Floral Pros Get Proactive to Solve Labor Woes
When Chris Drummond, AAF, PFCI, talks with florists, wholesalers and flower growers, everyone lists labor in their top three challenges “without...
ISO: The Industry’s Future Leaders
Did you experience another chaotic Valentine’s Day with too few hands on deck? Has hiring been an ongoing struggle that keeps you up at night?...
Green Career Week Grows Relationships Between Floral Pros and Students
Last fall, Ball Horticulture Company sent five employees to a Chicago high school to talk about careers in the horticulture industry as part of the...
What Do Floriculture Jobs Pay? Help Seed Your Future and AFE Find Out
As the year winds down, Raya Ward, general manager of Nielsen’s Florist & Garden Shop in Darien, Connecticut, is preparing for annual...
Green Career Week Inspires Budding New Workforce
Seed Your Future’s Green Career Week, held Oct. 3 to 7, gave professionals in the floriculture and horticulture industries an opportunity to speak...
Florists Join the Search for the Next Generation of Floral Pros
George Clements of George’s Flowers in Roanoke, Virginia, developed an interest in the floral business at a young age, thanks to his grandparents....
Green Career Week Calls on Industry to Showcase Jobs
Dozens of agriculture, floriculture and horticulture companies nationwide will connect with high school students in October to showcase careers...
Seed Your Future’s Contest Shows Children the Power of Plants
Seed Your Future’s fifth annual plant drawing contest captured the imaginations of a record 6,050 children — a 36 percent increase from 2021 —...
New Leaders To Help Grow Seed Your Future
Seed Your Future, an organization that last year became part of the Society of American Florists to promote the horticulture industry and related...
SAF, Seed Your Future Join Forces to Strengthen Workforce Pipeline
Seed Your Future and the Society of American Florists have announced plans to join forces to promote increased awareness of horticulture and...